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Definition of Racquets

racquet
Racket Rack"et, n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.] [Written also racquet.] 1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft. 2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer. 3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. [Canada] 4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.
Racquet
Racquet Rac"quet, n. See Racket.

Meaning of Racquets from wikipedia

- Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport pla**** in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. It is infrequently called "hard rackets" to distinguish...
- Badminton is a racquet sport pla**** using racquets to hit a shuttle**** across a net. Although it may be pla**** with larger teams, the most common forms...
- media related to Racquets. Tennis racket design by Howard Head; (1974) Smithsonian Institution Libraries The History of Tennis Racquets — Evolution of the...
- and his friend Augurio Perera developed a game that combined elements of racquets and the Basque ball game pelota, which they pla**** on Perera's croquet...
- The North American Racquets ****ociation is the governing body for the sport of racquets in the United States and Canada. Tennis and Racquet Club (Boston)...
- Look up racket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Racket may refer to: Racket (crime), a systematised element of organized crime Protection racket, a...
- focuses on racquets and water sports, more specifically tennis, swimming, squash, padel and badminton. Products by Dunlop Sport include racquets, strings...
- The Bath & Racquets Club is a private members gym and squash club at 49 Brook's Mews in London's Mayfair district. The club has 300 members and is the...
- The Phoenix Racquets were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The team was founded as the Denver Racquets and won the 1974 WTT championship...
- 1909 book Games for the Playground involves a tethered tennis ball hit by racquets, with similar rules of the game. This variant is known as swingball, which...